Hartwith Bank Climb – Harrogate Town Centre loop from Grewelthorpe

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Hartwith Bank Climb – Harrogate Town Centre loop from Grewelthorpe

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Hartwith Bank Climb – Harrogate Town Centre loop from Grewelthorpe

03:53

78.6km

1,160m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 37.9 km for 323 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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9.03 km

View of the North York Moors from Dallow Moor

Highlight • Natural

amazing 360 views on a beautiful day - you can even see the Kilburn Horse way off in the distance

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17.4 km

Wilsill Memorial Woodland

Nature Reserve

21.2 km

Hartwith Bank Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Very steep in places! But satisfying afterwards. Takes you up to Brimham Rocks. One of Simon Warren’s Top Cycling Climbs in Yorkshire

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28.3 km

Royal Air Force Menwith Hill is a Royal Air Force station near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which provides communications and intelligence support services to the United Kingdom and the United States. (Wikipedia. 19/07/2018).

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38.4 km

Penny Pot Lane Climb (UCI World Championships 2019)

Highlight • Cycleway

Littered with road graffiti from the World Champs in 2019. A short but testing climb from the Beck to the top of Valley Gardens along Cornwall Road.

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42.9 km

Harrogate Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Harrogate is going to be the main hub of the UCI Road World Championships in 2019 and this is a pretty major achievement for this big, old town. I personally …

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44.0 km

Starling Independent Bar, Café & Kitchen

Highlight • Restaurant

Relaxed, cycling friendly stone-walled cafe serving British & global eats plus craft beer & specialty coffee.

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49.8 km

Pot Bank Climb

Highlight • Climb

Get some speed up on the Oaker Bank descent approaching this climb but be careful crossing the bridge

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66.6 km

How Hill and St. Michael's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Just a little outside of Harrogate the beauty of Yorkshire's landscape kicks in and won't let you off it's hook again. Tiny roads through gentle hills in an evergreen scenery, this area offers quite amazing views.

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